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Latest parliamentary win by Putin's United Russia has been years in the manufacturing

  • Written by Regina Smyth, Professor of Political Science, Indiana University
imageVladimir Putin's anti-opposition tactics helped pull off the parliamentary win.Alexey Druzhinin/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images

President Vladimir Putin’s ruling United Russia party defied economic concerns and a recent slump in support to retain a parliamentary majority – to the surprise of almost no one.

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